Peter Robinson's Top 50 Greatest Cars Ever

The HG 350 was a bit of a truck around town: heavy clutch and steering, notchy gearchange, unforgiving ride. Above 100km/h, though, it all came together driving from Sydney-to-Adelaide and back. With the secondary carby barrels open, engine breathing hard, induction and exhaust booming, above 190km/h the Monaro sat on the road "like a mobile magnet."

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The HG 350 was a bit of a truck around town: heavy clutch and steering, notchy gearchange, unforgiving ride. Above 100km/h, though, it all came together driving from Sydney-to-Adelaide and back. With the secondary carby barrels open, engine breathing hard, induction and exhaust booming, above 190km/h the Monaro sat on the road "like a mobile magnet."

To help celebrate Peter Robinson’s 50th year as a motoring writer,
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